Wondering why Miroku or InuYasha hadn't showed up at Kagome's room, started to worry Sango. So as Dr. Hojo was checking Kagome, she went to find the two missing men. Once she stepped off the elevator Sango found InuYasha, one of down one to go. Slowly she approached him, he seemed lost in thought as he looked out the window. "Um InuYasha?" She quietly spoke, moving to place her hand on his shoulder. Sango could tell something very important was bothering him, even though she only knew InuYasha a short time. She still could tell this wasn't his usual self. He looked over at her hand on his shoulder then at her concerned face. The mixed emotions showing in his brown colored contact lenses, made her heart almost break. Now Sango knew she was right about being concerned. "Is something wrong InuYasha?" She asked, feeling guilty for his depresssing look.
"No Sango, it's nothing just thinking about what Miroku said a few minutes ago. H-He said something that caught me off guard and well...I'm not sure how to take his words." InuYasha closed his eyes and sighed heavily. He hated the L word and to think that she was starting to feel that way towards him. Well it honestly scared him, still he wouldn't let his heart turn soft for this Kagome woman. So in his normal tough guy mood, and gruff voice he said. "It's nothing just forget it, let's just go see Kagome!" He wasn't really sure if he could see her, what if he wasn't strong enough to hold back these feelings she felt for him. Would he let her into his heart or...? "Keh, what am I worried about? Like I'd let myself turn soft after all this time."
The walk down the hospital hallway was something he never dreamed he'd have to do. The sound of people crying over the injured or now dead was not something he wanted to hear. And the smell of sickness and death, was yet another reminder of her death so long ago. He cursed in his mind over and over again with each step. Then he heard her, and...a male's voice? No he didn't like this, but why he had no interest in Kagome. So why did the sound of another male talking to her anger him so much. His lip curled and a growl almost escaped, when. "Oh it sounds like Dr. Hojo is still checking her injuries. Wait here InuYasha, I'll check to see if she's dressed." Now he was really ready to explode! What the hell was this doctor doing to Kagome that she'd be naked! Before Sango had a chance to look InuYasha pushed past her and threw open the door.
Both Kagome and Hojo looked in shock at the rude entrance, of a growling InuYasha breathing heavily trying not to attack this Dr. Hojo guy. Once the redness left his eyes he saw things were not at all what he thought. "Is this guy your enemy or friend, Kagome? Hojo was ready to push the security button, till she stopped him with a smile.
"It's fine Dr. this is the guy I told you about. He's doing all he can to protect me." Hearing her words made the angry hanyou relax a little, still he didn't like this Hojo guy being so interested in her body. Even if he was a doctor, it still didn't sit well with InuYasha. So to make his point he moved in between them and took kagome's hand. "I-InuYasha, are you okay? You seem a little different, you weren't hurt by Kouga were you?" To Kagome InuYasha was acting way to nice and affectionate towards her, or was he just showing off because of Hojo?
It was strange to him as well, why did he jump in between them and take her hand? What was he doing and why did he feel so damn attracted to her right now? 'No t-that's crazy, I don't want anything to do with this woman... And yet seeing this doctor touching her and look at her has me wanting to just claim her as mine.' He heard Sango talking and instantly left go of Kagome's hand and stood like nothing had just happened. When he looked he saw Sango with Miroku.
"Thanks for going and getting the coffee Miroku, the coffee here at the hospital sucks!" Sango said taking her cup from him. When they walked into the room both were surprised to see InuYasha with a deep red blush on his face. "Is something wrong InuYasha? You're face is all red." Miroku on the other hand was very much enjoying this. Stepping a little closer to the red hanyou, Miroku began to grin. InuYasha on the other hand was becoming angry and even his teeth were starting to grind.
"Well now InuYasha, what is that I hear? Your teeth grinding or could it be those walls you said would never fall starting to crumble? Because from the look on your face, you must've done something out of your boundaries. Don't tell me I missed something romantic?" In the next instant Miroku found his coffee cup plucked from his has hand and wet cold liquid went down his head and back. He started jumping and cursing as he tried to get the pieces of ice from inside his shirt. "D-Damn..y-you I-Inu-Yasha!"
"Serves your ass right for saying things like that in front of others." InuYasha cursed. Miroku only stared, before countering his words. There was no way he was letting his hanyou friend get the best of him well at least he thought he could get a small upper hand after being humiliated like that.
"You're damn lucky that was ice coffee I got and not hot coffee!" Miroku almost yelled. He was not happy one little bit, but kept himself calm since he was inside the hospital. "Sango could you help me clean up this mess by any chance?" Of course his puppy dog eyes and sweet charm had her in no time.
With a slight blush to her cheeks Sango nodded yes then started with the mess on the floor before directing her attention to Miroku. "I better just drive you home, besides I think these two need some time to talk." Miroku agreed and after giving InuYasha one more nasty look, said good bye to Kagome and left with Sango.
"Well I'll be going as well Kagome. After all you seem to be in good spirits and all your injuries are looking good. I don't see any reason why you can't leave tomorrow. I'd say this afternoon, but I want to make sure you stay in bed another day at least. We don't need any surprises." Dr. Hojo gave a sweet smile and waved as he left the room. Now it was just them. InuYasha found it hard to look at her, and Kagome found it hard to look at him as well. They had no clue what to say to each other, making the situation even more uncomfortable.
Finally Kagome spoke up. "I'm sorry I made you worry, InuYasha. It's my fault all this happened." Hearing her saying this made him look at her with a worried look. Deep down he knew none of this was her fault. When Kagome realized his eyes were looking at her, she tried to look away. Don't look at me like that InuYasha, we both know Kouga was a bad choice for me. Sadly though I never saw my mistake, I guess I was blinded by some kind of love. Or maybe I just feared living alone the rest of my life." As Kagome said the last part of her sentence her voice was much softer as if not wanting him to hear it. Her head was down as she looked at her fingers and started fiddling with them.
What was he going to say to her words now? Everything she just said was how he felt the first time he fell in love. He too felt the same way about being alone, and now here he was vowing to never let his heart to fall into love ever again. All because he didn't want to feel the hurt of losing his loved one, but at the same time he was hurting. "Kagome, we never really talked much and well. I know how you feel, you fear a life of loneliness. So you sometimes make the wrong choice, for you it was Kouga. A jerk that didn't deserve you or even cared. For me it was different." With a heavy sigh InuYasha moved to the chair beside Kagome's hospital bed and set down. "For me it was different there was a deep love between me and my first lover, but for me as a hanyou. She died while I was still a young demon, and now I live with the fact I must continue to live on without her. So by not letting anyone into my empty heart. I too feel the pain and because I never want to feel the horrible pain of a lover taken from me again. I have decided to not let myself love another ever again."